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Case 1:02-cv-01220-ECH

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

NAVAJO REFINING COMPANY, L.P., and MONTANA REFINING COMPANY, a Partnership, Plaintiffs, vs. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.

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No. 02-1220C (Judge Hewitt)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the Court's May 18, 2004 and May 13, 2005 Orders, Plaintiffs, Navajo Refining Company, L.P., and Montana Refining Company, a Partnership (collectively "Plaintiffs"), and Defendant, the United States, respectfully submit this Joint Status Report in response to the Court's inquiry concerning the issuance of a Federal Circuit decision in the similarly-situated case of Tesoro Hawaii Corporation, et al. v. United States, No. 04-5064 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 26, 2005). Plaintiffs-Appellants in Tesoro, also represented by counsel of record for Plaintiffs here, have stated that they intend to file a petition for rehearing en banc before the Federal Circuit. Because Tesoro involves the same fundamental issues concerning the legality of DESC's military fuel prices that are present in this case, Plaintiffs and the United States jointly request that the Court continue the stay of proceedings in this case until resolution of the petition for rehearing en banc in Tesoro. Should the Court grant the parties' request to continue the stay, the

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parties will file a Status Report within fourteen days of the issuance of the mandate in Tesoro. Respectfully submitted, s/ J. Keith Burt J. Keith Burt Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP 1909 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 263-3208 (Phone) (202) 263-5208 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Navajo Refining Company, L.P., and Montana Refining Company, a Partnership Of Counsel: Adrian L. Steel, Jr. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP 1909 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 W. John Glancy Holly Corporation 100 Crescent Court Dallas, TX 75201-6427 May 20, 2005 PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General s/ David M. Cohen DAVID M. COHEN Director s/ Steven J. Gillingham STEVEN J. GILLINGHAM Senior Trial Counsel KYLE CHADWICK Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division United States Department of Justice Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 616-2311 Fax: (202) 353-7988 Of Counsel: BERNARD A. DUVAL Counsel HOWARD. M. KAUFER DONALD S. TRACY Assistant Counsel Office of General Counsel Defense Energy Support Center Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Attorneys for Defendant, United States May 20, 2005

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